A lawsuit said IDOC inmates are fed spoiled food and face a rat and bug infestation at a Joliet, IL correctional center.
JOLIET, Ill. -- Prisoners at an Illinois Department of Corrections facility in Joliet suffer through nightmare living conditions, with rat-infested cells, rotten food and raw sewage overflowing into common areas, a lawsuit says.
"Mice run in and out of cells all night long. Cockroaches crawl up the walls, crawl into bedding and bury themselves in commissary items. Gnats and flies swarm the pools of flooded water in common shower areas," according to the lawsuit, filed by the Uptown People's Law Center and Jenner & Block. The Northern Reception and Classification Center is an adult male intake and processing unit for the entire Department of Correction system. Prisoners stay there while awaiting transfer to a permanent institution, but there is no limit on how long that can take."Entering prison is always going to be a shock," said Alan Mills, executive director of the Uptown People's Law Center.
Prisoners often use their own clothing or towels to clean up, the lawsuit alleges, and those soiled items are never replaced.
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